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Santa Fe de la Ribera was a fort constructed in 1602, by
Alonso de Ribera Alonso de Ribera y Zambrano (; 1560 – March 9, 1617) was a Spanish soldier and twice Spanish royal governor of Chile (1601–1605 and 1612–1617). Early life Born in Úbeda, he was the illegitimate son of Hidalgo and Captain Jorge de Ribera Za ...
at the confluence of the Biobio River and
Vergara River The Vergara River is a river located in the Intermediate Depression of Chile. The river rises at the junction of the Malleco and Rehue rivers, close to the city of Angol.Alonso González de Nájera, who was in command of the place. Crescente Errázuriz, Seis años de la historia de Chile, Impr. Nacional, Santiago, 1881, pg. 153-154
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La Frontera (geographical region) La Frontera is a name used in Chile to refer to the region around the Bío Bío River, or to the whole area between it and the Toltén River. The use of this latter definition is largely coterminous with the historical usage of Araucanía. The ...
of
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...


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Crescente Errázuriz 300px, Monsignor Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso Monsignor Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso (November 18, 1839 – July 5, 1931) was a Chilean Dominican friar and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Santiago de Chile from ...

Seis años de la historia de Chile: 23 de diciembre de 1598 - 9 de abril de 1605: memoria histórica, Impr. Nacional, Santiago, 1881.
Colonial fortifications in Chile Populated places established in 1602 Geography of Biobío Region 1602 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{Chile-struct-stub